Warped Tour: 20 people hospitalized, 200 treated for heat exposure at music festival

Atmosphere during the 2018 Vans Warped Tour at Shoreline Amphitheatre on June 23, 2018 in Mountain View, California.

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More than 200 people have been treated for heat-related illnesses at a music festival in Tennessee, with at least 20 taken to a hospital.

Nashville Fire Department spokesman Joseph Pleasant said fire crews and Vanderbilt University Medical Center paramedics transported people to the hospital from the Warped Tour traveling punk rock festival at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville.

More than 200 people have been treated at the fairgrounds and we continue to transport patients.

We along with @VUMChealth have transported at least 15 patients complaining of heat related illnesses from the fairgrounds. We anticipate more as the first aid tent continues to stay full. pic.twitter.com/Fi84aVXSfd

Scattered showers provided some relief by mid-afternoon Tuesday. The National Weather Service said high temperatures for the day reached 92 degrees Fahrenheit (33 degrees Celsius), with the heat index expected to climb to the upper 90s.